Financial professionals guide the core of business productivity, ensuring that ventures and investments build capital and protect financial security.
The Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business draws on real-world applications through access to top minds in finance and rigorous academic experiences. Our Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program prepares students with four tracks for specializations that open the doors to careers in corporate finance, investment management, security analysis and brokerage, commercial and retail banking or financial management of commercial and nonprofit organizations.
MSF students must complete 36 hours of coursework tailored in four tracks, each with recommended courses to enhance your specialty expertise.
For more details on the MSF curriculum, we encourage you to download our detailed plan of study.
The flexibility of the MSF program allows you to choose your focus and complete 1-2 internships along with your 36-credit hours.
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Accounting for Managers | 2 |
| Financial Management | 2 |
| Investments | 2 |
| Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis | 2 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 2 |
| Financial Analytics w/ Python | 2 |
| Options and Futures | 2 |
| Venture Capital & Investment Banking | 2 |
| Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring | 2 |
| Portfolio Management | 2 |
| Fintech | 2 |
| Financial Risk Management | 2 |
| Advanced Financial Analytics | 2 |
| Fixed Income Securities | 2 |
| Financial Engineering | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Student Managed Investment Fund | 2 |
| Student Managed Venture Fund | 2 |
| Financial Modeling w/ R | 2 |
| International Financial Management | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Accounting for Managers | 2 |
| Financial Management | 2 |
| Investments | 2 |
| Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis | 2 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 2 |
| Financial Analytics w/ Python | 2 |
| Financial Risk Management | 2 |
| Advanced Financial Analytics | 2 |
| Fixed Income Securities | 2 |
| Venture Capital & Investment Banking | 2 |
| Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring | 2 |
| International Financial Management | 2 |
| Student Managed Venture Fund* | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Financial Modeling w/ R | 2 |
| Options and Futures | 2 |
| Portfolio Management | 2 |
| Financial Engineering | 2 |
| Fintech* | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Macroeconomics | 2 |
| Accounting Data Analytics | 2 |
| Private Equity Accounting | 2 |
| International Accounting | 2 |
| Management of Organizational Data | 2 |
| Business Analytics | 3 |
| Data Mining | 2 |
| Advanced Business Analytics | 2 |
| Spreadsheet Modeling and Simulation | 2 |
| Statistical and Machine Learning | 2 |
| Big Data | 2 |
| Web Data Analytics | 2 |
Any other MGMT or ECON 500 or 600 level courses pending academic director approval
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Accounting for Managers | 2 |
| Financial Management | 2 |
| Investments | 2 |
| Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis | 2 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 2 |
| Financial Analytics w/ Python | 2 |
| Financial Risk Management | 2 |
| Advanced Financial Analytics | 2 |
| Fixed Income Securities | 2 |
| Options and Futures | 2 |
| Portfolio Management | 2 |
| Web Data Analytics | 2 |
| Student Managed Venture Fund* | 2 |
| Financial Engineering | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| International Financial Management | 2 |
| Financial Modeling w/ R | 2 |
| Venture Capital & Investment Banking | 2 |
| Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring | 2 |
| Fintech* | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Macroeconomics | 2 |
| Accounting Data Analytics | 2 |
| Private Equity Accounting | 2 |
| International Accounting | 2 |
| Management of Organizational Data | 2 |
| Business Analytics | 3 |
| Data Mining | 2 |
| Advanced Business Analytics | 2 |
| Spreadsheet Modeling and Simulation | 2 |
| Statistical and Machine Learning | 2 |
| Big Data | 2 |
Any other MGMT or ECON 500 or 600 level courses pending academic director approval
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Accounting for Managers | 2 |
| Financial Management | 2 |
| Investments | 2 |
| Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis | 2 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 2 |
| Financial Analytics w/ Python | 2 |
| Management of Organizational Data | 2 |
| Portfolio Management | 2 |
| Big Data | 2 |
| Web Data Analytics | 2 |
| Financial Risk Management | 2 |
| Advanced Financial Analytics | 2 |
| VBA Programming | 2 |
| Fixed Income Securities | 2 |
| Financial Engineering | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Database & SQL | 2 |
| Machine Learning/Deep Learning in Financial Data | 2 |
| Student Managed Investment Fund | 2 |
| Data Visualization | 2 |
| International Financial Management | 2 |
| Financial Modeling w/ R | 2 |
| Options and Futures | 2 |
| Venture Capital & Investment Banking | 2 |
| Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring | 2 |
| Fintech* | 2 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Macroeconomics | 2 |
| Accounting Data Analytics | 2 |
| Private Equity Accounting | 2 |
| International Accounting | 2 |
| Business Analytics | 3 |
| Data Mining | 2 |
| Advanced Business Analytics | 2 |
| Spreadsheet Modeling and Simulation | 2 |
| Statistical and Machine Learning | 2 |
Any other MGMT or ECON 500 or 600 level courses pending academic director approval
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The MSF at the Daniels School of Business helps students elevate their careers with critical quantitative expertise to foster financial strength and build wealth. With a wide variety of electives, you’ll be able to specialize, furthering your career and reaching your aspirations.
If you would like to receive more information about the MS Finance program at Purdue, please fill out the form and a program specialist will be in touch.
We also have availability to meet with you virtually to discuss how your goals align with our curriculum, community, student experiences and outcomes to determine if Purdue is the right fit for you!
